PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male in United States
United States: PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male was 493.83 in 2018. β¬ Flat
PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male in United States, 2000β2018
Source: OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
Analysis
In 2018, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States stood at 493.83. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States peaked at 493.83 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 479.29, in 2003.
That places United States 10th out of 56 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.58 | 479.29 | 489.68 | 3 |
| 2010s | 487.74 | 482.5 | 493.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 7 Republic of Korea 502.84 compare
- 8 Poland 495.45 compare
- 9 Finland 494.79 compare
- 11 United Kingdom 493.57 compare
- 12 Japan 493.4 compare
- 13 New Zealand 491.42 compare
More education data for United States
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.0% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States?
- Pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male in United States was 493.83 in 2018, according to OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).
- What is the highest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 493.83 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 479.29 in 2003.
- How does United States rank for pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male?
- United States ranks 10th out of 56 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pisa: mean performance on the reading scale. male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), published as part of PISA: Mean performance on the reading scale. Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average score of 15-year-old male students on the PISA reading scale. The metric for the overall reading scale is based on a mean for participating OECD countries set at 500, with a standard deviation of 100. Data reflects country performance in the stated year according to PISA reports, but may not be comparable across years or countries. Consult the PISA website for more detailed information: http://www.oecd.org/pisa/